The first products of High Standard were not guns, but rather machinery and tools with which to make guns. That was in the 1920s, but by the early 30s, this old-time gunmaker offered a high quality .22 pistol. Over the years, High Standard has made a broader variety of handguns, but their main product has always been that same rugged and durable .22 pistol. I am pleased to see that the company's Web site is still up. This old New England company is now based in Texas, but their main models—Citation, Trophy, Victor—are still listed. High Standards were made in a bewildering variety of models intended for shooting from casual plinking to competition at the Olympic level. They were at their peak in the glory days of bullseye shooting in the 60s. At that point, they changed the grip angle of their guns to match that of the M1911A1. Suddenly, their pistols went from competitive to dominant. Same gun, different grip. They were always accurate, but that change made them shootable.
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